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Patented Aug. 2, |898.

` L. COBURN.

BEDSTE'AD.

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LEMUEL COBURN, OF HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO THE COBURN METALLIC BED AND PNEUMATIC TUBE MATTRESS COM- PANY, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPEIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 608,546, dated August 2, 1898.

Application filed November 17, 1897 Serial No. 653,856 (No model.) f

T0 @ZZ whom, t may concern:

Be itknown that I, LEMUEL COBURN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Holyoke, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bedsteads, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to composite bedsteads in which the parts thereof consist of both iron and wood, the object being to provide an improved bedstead of this description; and the invention consists in the peculiar construction and varrangement of the several parts of the structure, all as hereinafter fully described, and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 illustrates in perspective View a composite bedstead embodying my improvement-s. Fig. 2 is a perspective view, somewhat enlarged as compared with Fig. 1, of detail parts of the bedstead,which are hereinafter fully described. Fig. 3 is a sectional View, on line 3 3, Fig. 1, of parts of one post and the adjoining ends of side and end rails and their fastening devices, which are fully described below. A

Referring to the drawings, A indicates the head-frame, and B the foot-frame, of the bedstead. Said head-frame comprises the tubular metallic corner-posts 2 2, having thereon the top knobs 3 and the two straight headrails 4 4, of wood, each of which is secured by its ends to the said corner-posts, as also are the side rails 7 7, asfollows: On the ends of said head-rails 4 4 and side rails 7 7 is formed a tenen 6, midway between the ends of which is placed a nut 14 in a recess, as shown. A metallic tenon-cap 13 is provided to inclose said tenon G, which cap is secured over the said tenon and nut by two screws 15. Upon then placing the rails between said posts 2 the concave edges 21 of said tenon-cap engage with the reverse curves of the edges of the cornerposts,whereby they are held in line with the latter, and the bolts 12 12 are inserted through the said cornerposts and through said tenen-cap `13 into engagement with said nuts 14, the latter now abutting Said foot-frame B also comprises two of said against the inner side of said tenon cap. 5o Upon now screwing inwardly said bolts 12 the said head-rails 4 4 and side rails 7 7 and corner-posts 2 2 are securely united, and said rails are so held between said corner-posts bythe engagement of said tenori-caps therewith, as aforesaid, that they retain the po-l sitions shown-t'. Y e., with their outer and inner sides in a plane with thel sides of the cornerposts 2, to which they are secured.

6o Vcorner-posts 2 2, and the latter are connected to said side rails 7 7 in the manner above described. Also the foot-rails 5 5, which are of wood and of curved form, as shown, lare secured by their ends between theircorner-posts 6 q by like devices to those employed in securing the ends of said head-rails 4 4 and side rails 7 7 to said posts. However, the bolts which connect said curved rails and their postsare indicated by 9. 7o

For the purpose of providing means for sustaining a mattress on the bedstead which are easily removable dovetail-shaped vertical grooves 2O are formed on the inner sides of said side rails 7 7, to which are fitted the dovetail-shaped lugs 19, fitting said grooves, and two of said lugs are secured one on each end of several metal bars 18, preferably tubular, and the latter are thereby sustained in positions transversely between said side rails 7 7, upon which a mattress or other bedding may be placed. ,As a matter of ornament, rods 16, each having the metallic balls or spheres 17 fixed thereon near their eX- tremities, are attached to said head and foot frames vertically between the inner opposite .edges of the head-rails 4 4 and foot-railsthereof by inserting the ends ofsaid rods into suitable sockets formed in said rails, as indicated in Fig. 1. It is obvious that said bolt 12 may have a direct screw engagement with the tenon-cap 13 and the nut 14 be thus omitted; but for bringing the edge of the tenon-cap freely to the most even bearing against the corner-post 2 when drawn by the 95 bolt the nut affords the most freedom of moition. f

Having thus described my invention, what I elaim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A composite bedstead eomprising tubular metal posts, several side and end rails of wood extending between said posts, a metallie eap seeured against the ends of eaeh of said rails for engagement against the surface 0f said posts, means in said Cap for engaging a screw-bolt therewith and a serew-bolt passing transverselythrough the post and engaging said cap, substantially as set forth.

2. A Composite bedstead made from metal and wood having metallic posts, several side and end rails of wood extending between said posts, and means for connecting the ends of each rail with said posts consisting of a perforated metallie cap receiving eaeh rail end and firmly secured thereon, a nut held within said cap opposite said perforation, and a screw-bolt passing transversely through the post and said perforation, and engaging said nut, substantially as set forth.

A Composite bedstead comprising a headframe consisting of two metallic posts, two separated rails of wood extending in right lines between said posts, a foot-frame eensisting of two metallic posts, two separated rails of wood extending in eurved lines between sa-id posts, two side rails of wood extending between the posts of said head and foot frames, and means for eonneeting the ends of eaeh rail with said posts Consisting of a metallie ea-p receiving eaeh rail end and lirmly seeured thereto, means in said eap for engaging aserew-bolt, and a screw-bolt passing transversely through t-he post and engaging said eap, and drawing the same firmly against the post, substantially as set forth.

l. ACompositebedstead eomprisingaheadframe consisting of two metallic posts, two separated rails of wood extending in right lines between said posts, the vertical rods 1G, having the spheres 17, thereon, fixed between said rails, a foot-frame consisting of two metallie posts, two separated rails of wood extending in curved lines between said posts, the vertieal rods 1G having the spheres 17 thereon iixed between said rails, two side rails of wood extending between the posts of said head and foot frames, and means for eonneetin g the ends of eaeh rail with said posts consisting of a metallic eap receiving each rail end and firmly seeured thereto, means in said eap for engaging a screw-bolt, and a screw-bolt passing transversely through the post and engaging said eap, and drawing the same firmly against the post, substantially as set forth.

A composite bedstead comprising tubular metal posts, several side and end rails of wood extending between said posts, vertical grooves, of dovetail form on the inner opposite sides of said side rails, mattress-sustaining tubular metallie bars extending between said side rails having dovetail-shaped lugs on the ends thereof for engagement with said grooves, a metallie eap seeured against the ends of eaeh of said rails for engagement against the surface of said posts, means in said Cap for engaging a screw-bolt therewith, and a screw-bolt passingtransversely through the post and engaging said eap, sulirstantially as set forth.

Witnesses:

ll. A. CHAPIN, K. l. (,llyniioNs. 

